Is it just me or does everyone with a blog feel the need to report the exact same news?
For instance today I must have seen over 30 blog posts about the Sun/MySQL aquisition. (I’m sure that’s a conservative number.)
After running this blog for almost a year I fully understand how hard it is to come up with blog topics. So I can see how these authors are compelled to pounce on ANY news just so they can have a blog post for the day.
Let me take this time to say that I’m as guilty as anyone. I’ve used news stories to help fill out my blog a bit. I vow NEVER to do that again.
Some of these stories deserve the attention they receive, especially if the author has an opinion or unique insight. However, I don’t need to see 30 blog posts that have been cut and paste from CNN or some other news source. I already have RSS subscriptions for that.
Leave the news to the reporters that get paid to report it and start providing some original content.
I’m all for recycling, just not when it comes to the news.
An information technology professional with twenty five years experience in systems administration, computer programming, requirements gathering, customer service, and technical support.
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